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PPIC releases two reports on California and climate change

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 19, 2008 at 7:40 am

Ooops, sorry folks. Yesterdays postings only included one of the two reports PPIC released on climate change.

The first report, Climate Policy at the Local Level: A Survey of California’s Cities and Counties, is a survey of over 300 of the state’s cities and counties to see how they are dealing with climate change. The researchers determined that while there is considerable local involvement, these efforts are focusing on municipal and operations and facilities, instead of the broader community. You can read this report from the PPIC by clicking here.

The second report, Adapting California’s Water Management to Climate Change, was written in conjunction with the Preparing California for a Changing Climate project: “Among the potential impacts of climate change, accelerated sea level rise and a reduced Sierra snowpack are the most certain. Both will pose significant challenges for water supply and flood management. Water utilities have already begun to plan for these changes, but flood control agencies are lagging behind and face greater regulatory constraints. State leadership is needed to resolve some threats, including the risk of catastrophic failure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.” You can read this report from the PPIC by clicking here.

Both of these reports will be added to the Research and Publications page on the Information Desk under the heading, “Climate Change”.

November 19, 2008 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply